In Greek mythology Phrixus (/ˈfrɪksəs/; also spelt Phryxus; Greek: Φρίξος, translit. Phrixos means "standing on end, bristling") was the son of Athamas, king of Boeotia, and Nephele (a goddess of clouds). He was the twin brother of Helle and the father of Argus, Phrontis, Melas and Cytisorus by Chalciope (Iophassa[1]), daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis.
^Scholia on Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 2.1122 citing Hesiod's Ehoiai
others that the oracle required the sacrifice of Phrixus and Helle. Before they were killed, though, Phrixus and Helle were rescued by a flying, or swimming...
sacrifice of Phrixus. Before he was killed though, Phrixus and Helle were rescued by a flying golden ram sent by their natural mother Nephele. Phrixus and Helle...
ram, Chrysomallos, that rescued Phrixus and brought him to Colchis, where Phrixus then sacrificed it to Zeus. Phrixus gave the fleece to King Aeëtes who...
others that the oracle required the sacrifice of Phrixus. Athamas reluctantly agreed. But, before Phrixus could be killed, he and Helle were spirited away...
Jason learned later that Pelias was being haunted by the ghost of Phrixus. Phrixus had fled from Orchomenus riding on a divine ram to avoid being sacrificed...
11.2.17). In it "lies the temple of Leucothea, founded by Phrixus, and the oracle of Phrixus, where a ram is never sacrificed; it was once rich, but it...
has several Greek parallels and draws attention to Biadice's love for Phrixus, which "recalls Potiphar's wife's love for Joseph, a companion myth from...
mythology, Ellie (Helle) was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele; sister of Phrixus. Elly Ameling (born 1933), Dutch soprano Elly Appel-Vessies (1952–2022)...
against the Lapiths at Pirithous' wedding and was killed by Peleus. Pholus Phrixus, killed by Heracles when he tried to steal the wine of Pholus. Pisenor...
Nephele or Apollo and Stilbe. Pelias and Neleus - Sons of Poseidon and Tyro. Phrixus and Helle - Children of Athamas and Nephele. Romulus and Remus - Central...
survivors of a shipwreck. These are the four sons of the exiled Greek hero, Phrixus, and they are also grandsons of Aeëtes, king of Colchis. Jason welcomes...
Ephialtes (Greek) Pelias and Neleus (Greek) Phobos and Deimos (Greek) Phrixus and Helle (Greek) Ploutos and Philomenos (Greek) Procles and Eurysthenes...
It was owned by King Aeetes of Colchis. The fleece was given to him by Phrixus. Aeetes promised to give it to Jason only if he could perform three certain...
(Argus "All-Eyes"), a giant with a hundred eyes Argus, the eldest son of Phrixus and Chalciope Argus, the son of Phineus and Danaë, in a variant of the...
blinding was variously attributed to the outrage against his sons, his giving Phrixus directions on his journey, or because he preferred long life to sight,...
the Egyptian Tale of Two Brothers and in the desire of Athamas' wife for Phrixus (Graves 1960, 70.2, 75.1). The tablets "on which he had traced a number...
11.235 Hyginus, De Astronomica 2.20; she unsuccessfully tried to seduce Phrixus and falsely accused him of an attempt to rape her, cf. the stories of Phaedra...
daughter of Athamas, who drowned there as she crossed it with her brother Phrixus on a flying golden ram. The name, however, is probably derived from an...
(which Aeëtes took to mean his daughter Chalciope and her children by Phrixus). Helios also bestowed several gifts on his son, such as a chariot with...
Hera in Argos; also, statues of Hecate, Hermes, of the poet Erinna, and Phrixus. The discobolus of Naukydes was identified by Ennio Quirino Visconti, as...
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